War In The Air
Across
- 2. what was the first name of the man who created the zeppelin?
- 4. these were not given to pilots as it was assumed that they would bail to easily if they had them.
- 9. other than dropping bombs, planes were mostly used for _________________.
- 10. before weapons were added to the planes, the pilot's only means for defense was from their __________.
- 12. this famous german pilot had 80 air combat victories.
- 13. this was added to plane turrets to prevent bullets from hitting the plane's own propellor.
Down
- 1. what was one of the biggest problems for pilots since they had an opne cockpit?
- 3. this was used to bring down zeppelins.
- 5. who shot down the red baron?
- 6. this aircraft was hard to shoot down because it flew at high altitudes.
- 7. what did pilots put on their faces to prevent frostbite in the air?
- 8. in the early stages of combat, pilots would drop bomb straight out of the ________________.
- 11. Battleships would pull planes out of the water using a _____________.